Category Archives: New Skills for a New Economy

mlive: Michigan jobs are available, but not the workforce; is it due to skills or wages?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

 By Rick Haglund  March 12, 2013 at 3:01 PM, updated March 12, 2013 at 3:37 PM   Steve Lowe Jr. is scrambling to find more than a dozen skilled machinists, experienced engineers and laborers after his company recently won a multimillion-dollar contract … Continue reading →

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MCCC/DTE Energy Joint Career Tech Announcement Video

Posted on March 19, 2013 by
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MEN: DTE donates $1 million to MCCC building

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

■ The $1 million gift about matches what the college already has collected through a fundraising campaign aimed at generating more than $8 million. BY CHARLES SLAT ctslat@monroenews.com  MONROE EVENING NEWS (Front Page) Published: Saturday, March 9, 2013 DTE Energy Foundation … Continue reading →

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MEN Op-Ed: Tech-ed key to future careers

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

OUR VIEW – Monroe Evening News Editorial-Wednesday, February 13, 2013  ▼ To the point  Education should emphasize the sciences, career and technical training to prepare students for the future.  In one week, those associated with education have highlighted the importance of preparing … Continue reading →

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MEN: SNEAK PREVIEW – Students, public get advance look at new Tech Center

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

BY RAY KISONAS rayk@monroenews.com MONROE EVENING NEWS (Front Page) Published: Friday, February 8, 2013 The students strolled into what will be their new welding lab this fall and marveled at the size of the vast rooms that will replace their … Continue reading →

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MEN Op-Ed: La-Z-Boy gift an investment

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

OUR VIEW —Monroe Evening News Editorial—Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 ▼ To the point The recent La-Z-Boy Foundation gift of $500,000 toward the cost of a new local Career Technology Center is another indication of the importance of the planned facility … Continue reading →

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Innovative career center hopes to create desired workforce in alternative and traditional energy

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

http://www.mlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/05/innovative_career_center_hopes.html Published: Monday, May 14, 2012, 1:02 PM     Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012, 1:26 PM  By Russ White  By Mackenzie Mohr Monroe County Community College broke ground for the construction of its Career Technology Center and those involved spoke with Kirk Heinze about what the center will … Continue reading →

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Mich. college puts a new face on its manufacturing program

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

By CC Times, Published January 3, 2011 Monroe County Community College(MCCC) in Michigan has transformed its manufacturing technology program into a new one: product and process technology. The program’s name conveys its broad versatility, according to Bob Leonard, assistant professor of product … Continue reading →

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